This role will beresponsible for all aspects of project management: the direction, planning and budgeting, coordination, implementation, execution, and completion of specific projects while ensuring consistency with SAS overall strategy, commitments, and goals.
Own an accurate monthly revenue forecastfor each project, keeping the Estimate at Completion (EAC) aligned to current scope, schedule, and resources.
Maintain project financials in Oracle Fusion budgets, contract values, and role assignments so system records, signed contracts, and the forecast stay consistent.
Capture all new and changed contract value in the forecast, and resolve any unforecasted backlog.
Monitor profitability and budget burn, flagging overruns or margin risk to PMO leadership with a recommended action, and meet all forecast and reporting deadlines.
Assumes fiscal responsibility for the portions of the projects managed, including managing budget, expense management, timely invoicing, receivables tracking and monitoring /managing subcontractor expenses as applicable.
Identifies, documents, and escalates anyprojectissues andpotential dependenciestothe project team to the appropriate management team.
Manages assigned projects against key business targets and time-to-valuekey performanceindicators to help ensure high quality and high customer satisfaction.
Prepares sample or high-level project plans to satisfy customer requirements to close deals, identify potential implementation options and provide recommendations on implementation approaches.
Participatesand leadsinproject reviewsessions withstakeholders, customers,and senior management.
Completes risk assessment documents for projects, meeting articulated criteria (sizeable financial concerns, heavy use of subcontractors, implementation of new solutions, etc.).
May support Senior Project Managers or Program Managers on large projects and may independently manage small to medium scale projects.
Manages internal or external customer expectations fully and acts as customer liaison.
Manages implementation projects throughout the project life cycle.
Monitors performance and recommends schedule changes, cost adjustments and resource additions.
Identifies and matches skills of project team members with the implementation requirements and tasks, including subcontractors if required, and verifies that team members know and understand their assignments.
Ensures quality assurance and test plans are developed for the project.
Maintains an accurate project plan, adheres to deadlines and communicates weekly project status reports, issues, alerts, signoffs and closure to the team, management and the customer.
Forecasts revenue and resource requirements for the duration of the project.
Follows established change management procedures should project plans or schedules be adjusted.
Ensures project designs and specifications provide a reliable blueprint for implementation.
Resolves any conflict between the project and other organizational units in a satisfactory manner, including engaging management as necessary.
Communicates project goals to those outside the project and engages management or leadership in other units as needed to ensure customer success.
Completes engagement/project summary, project closeout procedures and skills inventory updates, when applicable, at end of project.
Assures overall customer satisfaction through project health checks, surveys and Delivery Excellence agreements according the governing Project Management Methodology.
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